Established 1925 Ages 2–13 Number of students 446 | Type Preparatory School DfE URN 126135 Phone +44 1444 483528 Founded 1925 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location LindfieldHaywards HeathWest SussexRH16 2QL England Address E Mascalls Ln, Lindfield, Haywards Heath RH16 2QL, UK Similar Ardingly College, Handcross Park School, Hurstpier College, Burgess Hill Girls, Brambletye School Profiles | ||
Great Walstead School is a day and weekly boarding school for girls and boys between the ages of 2½ and 13 years with a Christian ethos. It has some 400 children in the school's Nursery, Pre-Prep and Main School departments. Academic, music, sports and drama scholarships are available. The school is a member of the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools.
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The school is set in 265 acres (1.07 km2) of grounds just a mile and a half from the village of Lindfield, West Sussex in the countryside and has extensive playing fields and woodlands.
History
The school was founded in 1925 by Robert James Mowll (1895–1963), the last Baron Mowll of the Cinque Ports. It was originally situated at Enfield, north London and known as Kilvinton Hall school. The school was moved to its current location in 1927 and was renamed Great Walstead school. Headmasters since Mr Mowll have been Gordon Parke (1960), Nick Bawtree (1986), Hugh Lowries (1991), the Reverend Jeremy Sykes (2006) and Colin Baty (2010).
Sports
The sports that take place are
Houses
Each pupil belongs to one of the four houses for whom they compete in various sporting activities and academically. Pupils also sit in their houses at lunch and have a house assembly once a week.
Controversy
In 2003, a staff member was detained under Operation Ore.